Discussion Starters

Keith S. Folse

Table of Contents

Unit

1. You Can Be the judge: The New job     1
2. Smoking or Nonsmoking?     3
3. Have You Read a Good Book or Seen a Good Movie Lately?     11
4. Combat Roles in the Military     14
5. Finish the Story: The French Bullet Train     19
6. Parents and Children: New Family Problems     22
7. Proverbs and Values     30
8. Gender Roles in 1850? 1950? 2050?      34
9. Put the Story Together: The Rough Flight     37
10. Save Our Planet: Is There Hope?     39
11. Group Speaking Puzzle: Movies, People, Food, and Places     47
12. When Cultures Clash: Multiculturalism and Clothing     50
13. Cinderella: An Old Tale in New Times     54
14. Getting Older: The "Golden Years"?     58
15. Put the Story Together: The Doctor     66
16. Should Drugs Be Legalized?      68
17. Put the Story Together: The Truck Driver     76
18. Is It Funny? Culture and Humor     78
19.  AIDS: A Global Crisis     83
20. Finish the Story: The Math Test     90
21. Gun Control     93
22. Don't Forget the TIP (To Insure Promptness)     100
23. Drinking and Driving     104
24. The Neighbors' Christmas Decorations     110
25. You Can Be the judge: Who Is the Winner?     114
26. Animals and Humans     117
27. How Old Is Your Mother? (Should There Be an Age Limit?)     128
28. Out of the Closet: Gay and Lesbian Issues     133
29. Group Speaking Puzzle: Food, Endangered Species, and Colors
30. The Bus Driver's Dilemma     145
31. You Can Be the judge: May I Die?     148
32. Check Your Emergency IQ     156

Communication Activities     161
Decisions in Court Cases     173
Answer Key for Language Review Exercises     179

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